CVE-2024-0638

HIGHNVD 8.28.2—

8.2

Least privilege violation in the Checkmk agent plugins mk_oracle, mk_oracle.ps1, and mk_oracle_crs before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.

CVSS v3: 8.2
EG Score: 8.2(medium)
EPSS: 20.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 22, 2024

Last Modified

December 4, 2024

References (2)

security@checkmkhttps://checkmk.com/werk/16232
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://checkmk.com/werk/16232

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-272

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-24 06:02 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 06:02 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-0638?

CVE-2024-0638 is a high vulnerability published on March 22, 2024. Least privilege violation in the Checkmk agent plugins mkoracle, mkoracle.ps1, and mkoraclecrs before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.

When was CVE-2024-0638 disclosed?

CVE-2024-0638 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 22, 2024, with the most recent update on December 4, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-0638 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-0638 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-0638?

CVE-2024-0638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-0638?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-0638, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2024-0638

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